10 Different Ways to Narrate

How to keep narrating interesting and fun

Dear Mama,

Narrating is the art of retelling what you learned. This is a skill that is natural to us. Think about how children recall a movie they watched and even recite their favorite lines.

Today, I want to share with you ten different ways students can narrate.

1. Orally: Have the child retell you what happened in conversation form.

2. Narration paragraph: who, what, when, where, why, how

3. Acrostic poem: This is where the first letter of each line spells a word. Each line summarizes the most important information about the lesson.

4. Haiku: A haiku captures the emotion and idea of the lesson and does not have to rhyme.

   1. Line 1: Phrase contains five syllables

   2. Line 2: Phrase contains seven syllables

   3. Line 3: Phrase contains five syllables

5. Five important things: Write a summary of the lesson using the following format.

   1. The most important thing about ___________________ is ______________ .

   2. It _______________________________________________________________.

   3. It _______________________________________________________________.

   4. It _______________________________________________________________.

   5. But the most important thing about __________________ is _____________.

6. Song rewrite: Using any melody, rewrite the lyrics by including information about the topic. Write at least tow verse and a chorus.

7. Newspaper article: The newspaper article includes a headline (short and to the point), a picture hand-drawn, created on Canva, or printed straight from the Internet. Write an article explaining the event, including: who, what, where, when, how, and why.

8. Bio poem: After learning about a person, write a ten line poem about the person in the following format:

   1. Line 1 - Name

   2. Line 2 - Three traits

   3. Line 3 - He/she is from

   4. Line 4 - He/she cares deeply about…

   5. Line 5 - He/she gives

   6. Line 6 - three traits

   7. Line 7 - He/she fears

   8. Line 8 - He/she would like to see

   9. Line 9 - He/she is remembered for

   10. Line 10 Name, years of life

9. Original speech: Write a persuasive speech as to why a certain topic is the correct one.

10. Diary entry: Write as a person living in the past. The diary entry should include two factual pieces of infomraiton, detailed descriptions of what people looked like, smells, how they probably felt, and a date.

    Mixing up your students’ narrations will keep narrating interesting and fresh.
    
    Do these ideas help?
    
    Warmly,
    Mirley

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